Lindsey Cormack
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Lindsey Cormack
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PoliSci Prof. Official Congress e-news DB: DCinbox.com & CB8 member. Book on Parenting, Politics and Civic Ed (HowtoRaiseaCitizen.com), Political Communications & Electoral Systems. NYC💗UES + Marlboro NY
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Republican members of congress write to their constituents in official e-newsletters about "blessings" way more than Democrats do.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is the assignment I give over Thanksgiving break in my intro to American politics class:
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Office of Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) just now in his official congressional e-newsletter:

"and that President Trump is not a king"
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I have an undergrad who is doing work on how different news networks used different terms over the past 15 years. Here is "woke" at Fox News and in official congressional e-newsletters
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The standard congressional Republican Thanksgiving image of the year:
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Use of the term "middle class" in official congressional e-newsletters, by party, over time
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Being "grateful" is pretty linearly on the rise in official congressional communications
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
For Halloween, we made a phone graveyard, for Taylor Swift we made phone sleeping bags, for the end of the year volleyball party I just made this:
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Congressional Republicans use the word "bombshell" way more than Democrats do in official constituent communications.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A short video about terms used in official congressional communications over the past 15 years:
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I don't know what's happening here, but the word "scam" is having a surge in congressional communications from Republicans.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reading e-newsletters from 2015 and having a small chuckle at when everything was about #hashtag
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Mentions of "epstein" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Dominance” as a term has been steadily rising in Republican congressional communications over the last two years.
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Legislation coming up for consideration today in the House is doing lots of things
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Congressional Republicans are collectively writing to constituents about "gridlock" more right not than they have in the past
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Congressional Democrats are doing an unusually good job of staying on the messaging of "premiums" right now.
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Very few members of Congress write to constituents about "bitcoin" in their official congressional e-newsletters, but Republicans do more than Democrats
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "bipartsanship" over time, by party
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Here's hoax
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) just sent this out to constituents:
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The rise of Newsmax in official congressional e-newsletters over time
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I sorta like Bob Onder's patriotic Davy Crockett style
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
it's no longer just the "democrat shutdown" - this abuse of office is hideous
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Mentions of "adelita" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party.

Thanks to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for giving me the idea to look
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM